New Friends
Hey all,
Just a quick update to say Jen and I finally made some good friends here. We met a nice couple from of all places New Hampshire (hi Ben and Kate!). They rock and have helped us meet some other cool people here that they have come across. We also met some other new people via Jen at school. It's weird that she is the more social one for once. I have met a lot of "acquaintances" here, but haven't met a lot of close friends yet.
One thing we have found is that kiwis are harder to get close to. It can take months to a year to lay the basic foundation of a relationship without scaring the other person off or rushing the relationship too much. This makes it really hard to meet people fast and definitely creates a preference towards meeting international people that live or are visiting here.
In other news my birthday is coming up again. For those of you who know me, you know that means birthday "month"! I think I will whittle it down to birthday week this year since I don't have that much I want to do, but I am hoping to go out with some of our new friends for dinner/drinks and then to the international comedy festival in Auckland. Should be a good time. Oh, and Jen is taking me out for a steak dinner. We found a place called the Angus Steak House that just serves steaks... how perfect.
Matthew
Just a quick update to say Jen and I finally made some good friends here. We met a nice couple from of all places New Hampshire (hi Ben and Kate!). They rock and have helped us meet some other cool people here that they have come across. We also met some other new people via Jen at school. It's weird that she is the more social one for once. I have met a lot of "acquaintances" here, but haven't met a lot of close friends yet.
One thing we have found is that kiwis are harder to get close to. It can take months to a year to lay the basic foundation of a relationship without scaring the other person off or rushing the relationship too much. This makes it really hard to meet people fast and definitely creates a preference towards meeting international people that live or are visiting here.
In other news my birthday is coming up again. For those of you who know me, you know that means birthday "month"! I think I will whittle it down to birthday week this year since I don't have that much I want to do, but I am hoping to go out with some of our new friends for dinner/drinks and then to the international comedy festival in Auckland. Should be a good time. Oh, and Jen is taking me out for a steak dinner. We found a place called the Angus Steak House that just serves steaks... how perfect.
Matthew
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Most of time I read this from work, so I can't properly respond -- JH, it's all blocked! Anywho, just dropping by to say hello to you both and urge you to write more. [Write more!] Ciao.
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May 1, 2008 6:38 PM
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